Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipv6: use RCU in ip6_xmit() Use RCU in ip6_xmit() in order to use dst_dev_rcu() to prevent possible UAF.
References10
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a228cfbb66cca49e9baf901c506364f8dfe036b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9085e56501d93af9f2d7bd16f7fcfacdde47b99c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd0905e2122e3680968cd0741966983490bf2ed3
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0a54d00d2f36de40266f47c27989853e8588656
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f69fec6287565fdeb61f65e700a1184352306943
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7f9e924f23684b4b23cd9f976cceab24a968e34
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.1
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 54 · as of 10 November 2026
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